Christmas rose

DSCN4045, originally uploaded by anab1.

Well Christmas may have come and gone but this Hellebore doesn't seem to care. I bought this last year as a "mystery" hellebore from a nursery that specialises in them. By mystery they meant they didn't know what colour or species it would be. The flowers are distinctly green with a bit of burgundy stippling to the inside of the petals. Not bad for 4 quid really. This particular plant has LOTS of flowers on the end of 2 strong new stems. It seems quite happy where it is. The other plant I got at the same time was planted in too deep a shade, so I moved it at the end of last summer to my other flower bed where it is doing ok, but has yet to bloom. Maybe it will surprise us next year.
The garden is in a state. There's lots of work to be done. Least of all mowing. I haven't mowed it since about October of last year. It's just been too wet.. and it's wet today. It's nice and sunny though so hopefully it will eventually dry out and I can get a mower out onto it. But first I need to buy a new mower. my cheap little electric model died a death last season after being asked to mow grass that was too high, too thick and too wet. Lancashire is definitely a place for a gas-powered mower. $$$ gulp. Will need to bite the bullet soon. I can't keep borrowing the neighbour's mower.